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— 23700882

The only thing Dan Lett got right in this article is that Steeves is unquestionably NOT mayoral material.

But it has absolutely nothing to do with what his wife wrote on Facebook, which is completely, utterly irrelevant. — JoeJ

After watching all of this transpire in the past week, I really do feel sorry for this city. I think we have just regressed and do not have the moral, or political will to move forward. — 22080928

Trimming salaries a start

Re: Trimming salaries tough task (Aug. 14). So far, none of the candidates has shown a bold vision for the city over the next decade. It’s been a little nip here, a tuck there but nothing substantive. Trimming a few salaries or opening Portage and Main or going cap in hand to the province for money are not solutions... just a few more Band-Aids. — Deeds

The candidate with a solid plan to reduce the overall city staff levels would get my attention. — Lagoman

The only real way to trim is to eliminate positions. As existing managers retire, simply deploy their responsibilities to other managers. Get people doing a bit more for their pay. Eliminate the empty position.

— Gack

Perhaps the place to begin trimming salary-related costs is the mayor and then councillors. Leadership by example. — emcee51

City of Winnipeg employees have better salaries than most places and they still can’t attract skilled employees to run the city well. — Citizen#101

Ebola helpers brave

Re: Vaccine bound for West Africa (Aug. 14). This is awesome news and gives Winnipeg a good name. The people helping the infected Ebola patients are brave and dedicated. Protecting them with this vaccine is the right thing to do. — Onemansview

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